2024 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship

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2024 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship
Dates14 June – 31 August 2024
Teams8
Champions Colours of Roscommon.svg Burt (40th title)
Ronan McDermott (captain)
Mickey McGrath (manager)
Runners-up StFinbarrs.png Setanta
Mark Callaghan (captain)
Kevin Campbell (manager)
Niall Cleary (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored69 (4.06 per match)
Points scored523 (30.76 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Roscommon.svg Liam Óg McKinney
2023 (Previous)(Next) 2025

The 2024 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship was the 89th staging of the Donegal Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cavan County Board in 1908. The championship ran from 14 June to 31 August 2024.

Contents

Setanta were the defending champions. [1] [2]

The final was played on 31 August 2024 at O'Donnell Park in Letterkenny, between Burt and Setanta. [3] [4] Burt won the match by 3–16 to 1–18 to claim their 40th championship title overall and a first title in six years. [5]

Group A

Group A table

  Qualify for SHC Stage B  Qualify for IHC

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Setanta 33003311226
Seán MacCumhaills32016163-24
Buncrana31025322312
Aodh Ruadh 30032172-510

Group A results

14 June 2024Round 1 Buncrana 5-24 - 0-06 Aodh Ruadh Buncrana Grounds
19 June 2024Round 1 Setanta 3-24 - 1-08 Seán MacCumhaills Setanta Park
G Gilmore 1-11, 1-6fs; N Cleary 1-2; D Harvey 1-1; J McGee Cronolly and R Campbell 0-3 each; S McBride and D Cullen 0-2 each. Report L Henderson 1-6, 1-5f; J de Ward and J Bradley Walsh 0-1 each.
28 June 2024Round 2 Seán MacCumhaills 2-10 - 2-08 Buncrana MacCumhaill Park
L Henderson 0-9, 7f; C McSorley and F Griffin 1-0 each; C Griffin 0-1. Report K O’Rourke 2-1; C O’Neill 0-3, 2f; D Duffy 0-2; O Grant and D Carey 0-1 each.
28 June 2024Round 2 Setanta w/o - scr. Aodh Ruadh
5 July 2024Round 3 Aodh Ruadh 2-10 - 5-19 Seán MacCumhaills Fr Tierney Park
S Rooney 1-8; A Neilan 1-0; K McNulty and C McKenna 0-1 each. Report G Browne 2-2; D Hannigan 2-1; L Henderson 0-6, 6fs; P Bradley 0-4; J De Ward 0-3; F Griffin 1-1; A Toner 0-2.
5 July 2024Round 3 Setanta w/o - scr. Buncrana

Group B

Group B table

  Qualify for SHC Stage B  Qualify for IHC

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Burt 32109434605
St Eunan's 32109441535
Carndonagh 31025673-172
An Clochán Liath 300330126-960

Group B results

21 June 2024Round 1 Burt 3-23 - 1-05 Carndonagh Hibernian Park
L Óg McKinney 1-10,1-7f; R McDermott 1-1; K Brady 1-1; C Porter 0-2; C Purves 0-2; C McDermott 0-2; S Gillespie, A McKinney, F Gill and K Curran 0-1; each. Report D Tullly 1-0; L White 0-3f; C Doherty and D Monagle 0-1; each.
23 June 2024Round 1 St Eunan's 7-23 - 2-07 An Clochán Liath Convoy Centre of Excellence
D O Maoileidigh 2-4; B Gaffey 2-2; B McIntyre 1-5; C O’Brien 0-5; P Kelly 0-3; J Kealy 1-0; F Delaney 1-0; K Kealy 0-2; M Ahern and R Hilferty 0-1 each Report R Ryan 1-3; C Diver 1-2; E Walsh and N Weherly 0-1 each.
28 June 2024Round 2 An Clochán Liath 0-07 - 7-22 Burt Rosses Park
28 June 2024Round 2 Carndonagh 0-09 - 2-25 St Eunan's Ó Dochartaigh Park
L White 0-9,7f. Report C O’Brien 0-9,6f; S McVeigh 1-2; J Kealy 1-2; D Ó Maoileidigh 0-5; P Kelly 0-2; B Gaffey 0-1; M Ahern 0-1; R Hilferty 0-1; B MacIntyre 0-1; C Finn 0-1.
5 July 2024Round 3 Burt 3-10 - 1-16 St Eunan's Hibernian Park
L Óg McKinney 0-7, 5f; R McDermott 2-1; K Brady 1-0; C Bradley and C Porter 0-1 each. Report P Kelly 0-9, 8f; D Ó Maoileidigh 1-2; B McIntyre 0-3; F Delaney 0-2.
7 July 2024Round 3 An Clochán Liath 1-07 - 4-27 Carndonagh Hibernian Park
R Ryan 1-4; N Wehrly 0-2; F O’Toole 0-1. Report C Doherty 1-4; L White 0-7, 6f; M Porter, D Doherty, and D McCormick 1-2 each; C Doherty 0-4; D Tully 0-3; M McCarron 0-2; D Monagle 0-1.

Stage B

Stage B table

  Finalists

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Setanta 33008848406
Burt 31116954153
St Eunan's 31115356-33
Sean MacCumhaills30033486-520

Stage B results

12 July 2024Round 1 Burt 2-27 - 1-07 Sean MacCumhaills Hibernian Park
L Óg McKinney 0-14, 7f, 1 65; C Gartland 1-2; S Gillespie 1-1; K Brady 0-4; C Bradley 0-2; C McDermott 0-1; C Purves 0-1; S Gallagher 0-1; A McKinney 0-1; Report L Henderson 1-5,1pen, 3f; F Griffin 0-1; G Browne 0-1.
12 July 2024Round 1 Setanta 3-20 - 0-15 St Eunan's Setanta Park
J McGee Cronolly 2-1; G Gilmore 0-5,4f; D Coulter 0-4; D Harvey 0-4; R Campbell 0-4; D Cullen 1-1; S Ward 0-1. Report P Kelly 0-6,6f; K Kealy 0-2; S McVeigh 0-2; B McIntyre 0-1; J Kealy 0-1; C Finn 0-1; D Horgan 0-1,1ff; B Gaffey 0-1.
27 July 2024Round 2 Setanta 2-22 - 3-11 Burt Setanta Park
G Gilmore 1-10,9f; J McGee Cronolly 1-2; O Marley 0-3; D Coulter 0-2; D Cullen 0-2; D Harvey 0-2; F Farren 0-1; Report L McKinney 0-6, 5f; R McDermott 1-1 C Purves 1-0; C Porter 1-0 C McDermott 0-2; K Brady 0-2.
27 July 2024Round 2 St Eunan's 1-19 - 0-11 Sean MacCumhaills O'Donnell Park
P Kelly 0-9, 7f; B MacIntyre 0-5; J Kealy 1-2; C Finn 0-2; F Delaney 0-1. Report L Henderson 0-6, 5f; F Griffin 0-2 each; C Griffin, J Bradley-Walsh, and PJ Browne 0-1 each.
31 July 2024Round 3 Sean MacCumhaills 0-13 - 2-25 Setanta MacCumhaill Park
L Henderson 0-6, 6fs; G Browne 0-3; J de Ward and F Griffin 0-2 each. Report R Campbell 1-4; G Gilmore 0-6, 4fs; C McGettigan 1-1; D Coulter 0-3; F Farren, R Coyle, N Cleary, D Harvey, and O Marley 0-2 each; C Melaugh 0-1.
2 August 2024Round 3 Burt 1-13 - 0-16 St Eunan's Hibernian Park
L McKinney 0-7, 6f; R McDermott 1-2; C Gartland 0-1, S Gillespie, C McDermott, D Grant 0-1 each. Report P Kelly 0-7, 6f; B MacIntyre 0-6; C Finn 0-2; R Hilferty 0-1.

Knockout stage

Final

31 August 2024Final Setanta 1-18 - 3-16 Burt O'Donnell Park
G Gilmore 0-12, 11f; J McGee Cronolly 1-2; R Campbell 0-2; D Coulter 0-2; D Cullen 0-1; O Marley 0-1; S Ward 0-1. Report L McKinney 1-11, 8f; D Grant 1-1; K Curran 1-0; K Brady 0-2; A McKinney 0-1; S Gillespie 0-1.Referee: J Connors

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